Tag: Traditional Rulers
Ambode charges traditional rulers to ensure peace, security in communities
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday charged traditional rulers to work towards ensuring peace and security and as…
Kwara Govt. promotes 22 traditional rulers
Kwara Government has presented letters of appointment to 22 newly promoted third class traditional rulers in the state.
Traditional rulers involvement is needed in HIV/AIDS campaign – UNICEF
UNICEF has called for more involvement of traditional rulers to help reduce the prevelance of HIV and AIDS among adolescent…
North East: Group trains 160 traditional rulers on conflict management
The State Team Leader, Managing Conflict in Nigeria (MCN), an NGO, Sambo Abdulkadir has said that 160 traditional rulers including…
Lagos monarch advocates constitutional role at LG for traditional rulers
A Lagos monarch, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire, has called for constitutional roles for traditional rulers to enable them contribute effectively to…
Traditional rulers must guard government properties jealously – Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has charged traditional rulers in the to ensure they safeguard government infrastructure within…
Ambode charges traditional rulers to maintain peace in their domains
The Lagos State Governor, Mr AkinwunmiAmbode has charged traditional rulers in the State to maintain peace and order in their…
Imo traditional rulers set to reform the institution
Traditional rulers in Imo State are set to reform and reposition the traditional institution in the state with the emergence…
Royal Fathers: FCTA to review allowances, salaries
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration said that it is set to review the allowances and salaries of traditional rulers…
Security: You must live above board, LASG warns traditional rulers
Lagos State Government has warned obas, baales and chiefs to live above board in the maintenance of peace and security…
Lagos to dethrone land grabbing traditional rulers
Lagos State Government on Thursday vowed to dethrone any traditional ruler who engaged in land grabbing and other illegal activities.
State Assembly review salary increase for traditional rulers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called for an upward review of salaries of traditional rulers in the…
Lagos Govt Threatens To Dethrone Traditional Rulers
The Lagos State Government on Friday threatened to dethrone any traditional ruler found harbouring and aiding kidnappers in the state.
Wike elevates 3 traditional rulers in Rivers
The Rivers Government has elevated two traditional rulers in the state to first class and another one to second class…
Gov Umahi distributes 18 Prado Jeeps worth N279m to 18 traditional rulers
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has distributed 18 Prado Jeeps worth N279 million to 18 traditional rulers in the…
Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight insecurity at grassroots
The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to complement government’s effort by championing the fight against…
Vandalism: NNPC solicits traditional rulers’ support
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru has called on traditional rulers and…
Iba monarch’s kidnap: Traditional rulers must be at alert-Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has charged traditional rulers and residents of the state to be on security alert in…
Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight cultism, hoodlums
The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to fight the menace of cultism and hoodlums in…
Police quiz 2 Lagos traditional rulers over Oworonsoko mayhem
Two traditional rulers in Lagos State are being investigated for their roles in bloody clashes in their communities, the State…
Traditional rulers should condemn corruption strongly – Osinbajo
Traditional rulers in the country should raise a strong voice of condemnation against those who have stolen public funds and…
Bayelsa Polls: Traditional rulers sue INEC, AGF over alleged disenfranchisement
Twelve traditional rulers in Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa State have dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court…
Kebbi governor probes two traditional rulers for kidnapping, armed robbery
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has set up a seven-man committee to investigate allegation of criminal activities against two traditional…
Do not comment on Saraki’s trial — Group urges traditional rulers
A group, Kwara Freedom Movement (KFM), has advised traditional rulers in Kwara not to comment on the trial of Senate…
Security: Osinbajo commends role of traditional rulers
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday commended the role of traditional rulers in ensuring development, peace and security…
Nigeria’s constitution unfair to traditional institution, says Gov. Bindow
Governor Mohammadu Bindow of Adamawa, has said that the country’s constitution is unfair to traditional institution for not assigning constitutional…
Wike set to demote traditional rulers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly is set to deliberate on the executive bill forwarded to it…
Wike vows to demote traditional rulers favoured by Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed to upturn the status of some traditional rulers in…
Traditional Rulers And Nigerian Politics
By Bilikis Bakare In traditional African society, especially in pre-colonial period, traditional rulers were part of the natural environment of…
PDP did not give bribe, money to traditional rulers – Fani-Kayode
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, has debunked allegation made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that President Gooodluck Jonathan doled…